A wanted fugitive was taken into custody Wednesday after a pursuit through Dalton Gardens and Coeur d’Alene. Patrick S. Dalton, 30, was spotted driving near Highway 95 and west Canfield Ave. on the north side of Coeur d’Alene about 3:30 p.m. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s…
If the winter continues as mild as the current one, we'll see the re-start of the McEuen Field project sooner than later this spring. I'm looking forward to the finished product. Also curious what the city is going to do with that old railroad right…
Duma, a seven-year-old Jack Russell terrier, rides a wakeboard pulled by a remote controlled boat operated by her owner Cliff Bode, of Chicago, while practicing for the Vancouver International Boat Show in Vancouver, British Columbia, today. Duma is performing three times a day at the…
Yesterday, The Walt Disney Co. unveiled plans to make a number of spin-off movies set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away — in addition to the post-Return of the Jedi trilogy that had already been announced. Entertainment Weekly has learned details…
An Adams County Republican precinct committeewoman regaled the House Education Committee this morning with her views that an American government textbook used at her local high school was “a liberal Democrat’s dream of indoctrination,” reports Bill Spence of the Lewiston Tribune. “Among the things it…
Boise City Council member Maryanne Jordan, far left, talks today at the Idaho Statehouse in Boise, during a panel discussion on the "Add the Words' campaign to expand the Idaho Human Rights Act. Eye on Boise report here. (Photo: AP/Idaho Statesman) Input sought on downtown…
Dylan Wohlenhaus/KHQ photographed the scene along Northwest Boulevard prior to the arrest of a fugitive who tried unsuccessfully to elude police, beginning near the Silverlake Mall and ending near the Education Corridor. More info below. 5:59 p.m. Suspicious scruffy male is walking around Express lane…
Former state Sen. Mike Jorgenson peers through the window in the front door of his Copa restaurant, 9265 Government Way/Hayden last spring. Jorgenson opened the Copa in July 2011. Nils Rosdahl wrote this article about the restaurant at the time here. Former state Sen. Mike…
Blogfest 2013 is just around the corner, scheduled for Fort Ground Grill from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, the ninth anniversary to the day of Huckleberries Online. Owner Steve Widmyer is planning a meal of barbecued beef sandwiches, baked beans, cole slaw, etc.…
If you're caught up on current events -- or even if you're not -- you can walk away a winner from this week's Spokesman-Review News Quiz. All entrants are eligible to win movie tickets or EWU men's basketball tickets, and the overall champ wins a…
Critiques of this 1950 volume suggest the title's claim was a bit of a stretch. posts Paul Turner, The Slice. (Photo: www.mattsko.wordpress.com) Vandal signing day updates/Josh Wright, SportsLink Have you been using your fireplace?/Paul Turner, The Slice Signing day and all that entails/Christian Caple, SportsLink…
The Senate Resources Committee has voted 5-4 to send Fish & Game Commissioner Joan Hurlock’s confirmation to the full Senate with a recommendation that it not pass, after defeating another motion, on a reverse 4-5 vote, to send it with a recommendation that it pass.…
In this SR file photo by Betsy Russell, Chairman John Goedde listens to testimony before his Senate Education Committee. State Sen. John Goedde, R-Coeur d'Alene, has made the Huffington Post with his legislation that would require public school students to read Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged."…
Somewhere in America, supposedly, there is a debate about regulating guns. But it is hard to find (in Boise, Idaho). In Idaho’s graceful, striated-marble Capitol, home to one of the more ardent and adamant state legislatures in the nation in standing up for the Second…
In honor of Ronald Reagan's birthday (102 years ago), Fox Nation offers a laundry list of things you might not know about "The Gipper," including: Reagan really did enjoy jelly beans. According to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, his favorite flavor was licorice. Reagan started…
On his Rants, Raves & Random Thoughts blog, Nic introduces us to his sister-in-law and a book she wrote that has been published by Harper Collins: What is it? It is a murder mystery. It is a romantic tale set in a fantasy world with…
Via University of Idaho Argonaut Vandal Nation Facebook wall: "New Idaho kicker Austin Rehkow signs his letter of intent – courtesy of Twitter account @coachRehkow)" Live signing day thread here
A Facebook Friend posts: "I think the greeting card makers went overboard this year! I just saw valentine cards to a cat or dog and from one pet to another. Give them treats or a new toy, not a greeting card!" Question: When do you…
The Idaho Sheriffs Association, which is holding its annual legislative meeting in Boise this week, has adopted an official position on gun violence, declaring that sheriffs “support the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms and we oppose any intrusion upon those rights,”…
Fort Boise (Labrador fires spokesman for 'Broke Girls' tweet): "It's a heckuva wake-up call for people playing in Twitterland. No tweet goes unnoticed, even as I let pretty much the whole twitterverse fly right by. (Not counting what Sis retweets to FB.) Is there some…
Steven Ames, a long-range strategic planner out of Bend, Ore., addresses the Coeur d'Alene City Council Tuesday on the benefits of planning for a community's future. Story by Tom Hasslinger/Press here. (Coeur d'Alene Press photo: Tom Hasslinger) Senate passes pro-drone resolution/Betsy Russell, EOB Knee-deep sewage…
Feb. 14 is just another bleak winter day in Boise ... at least according to Amazon.com. The City of Trees, which has garnered accolades for its recreation and business climate, has another distinction today: America's least romantic city. In time for Valentine's Day, Amazon.com revealed…
Tuesday Poll: Almost 75 percent of Hucks Nation was bullied as youngsters. 132 of 177 respondents (74.58%) said they were bullied as children. Only 45 of 177 respondents (25.42%) said they weren't. Today's Poll: Have you read "Atlas Shrugged"?
11:39 a.m. PFPD Blue is stopping at Spokane Street Subway for sandwich, wants to know if fellow officer wants one, too. 11:24 a.m. Male is violating a no-contact order on Meadowbrook/CdA by visiting mother. 10:46 a.m. Possible animal abuse reported in Warren/Jackaloop area/Athol. 10:45 a.m.…
The newest Monopoly token, a cat, rests on the game board at Hasbro Inc. headquarters, in Pawtucket, R.I., Tuesday. Voting on Facebook determined that the cat would replace the iron token. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Scottie dog has a new nemesis in Monopoly after fans voted…
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
